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MANTLE'SUPPURT.

(Application filed June 19, 1900.)

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UNTTED y STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOSEPH LOEB, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE COSMOPOLITAN INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MANTLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,127, dated December 4, 1900.

Application led June 19l 1900- Serial No. 20,848. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOSEPH LOEB,a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in MantleSupports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for supporting delicate incandescent mantles during transportation and use.

My primary object is to greatly simplify and cheapen such devices and at the same time lessen the danger of breakage during packing or unpacking of the individual mant-les.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a mantle and the supporting-standard therefor; Fig. 2, a similar view of the gauze or spreader cap employed; Fig. 3, asimilar view of the parts shown in Figs. l and 2, here shown partially assembled; Fig. 4., a similar view of said parts fully assembled; Fig. 5, asimilar view of a casing-cap employed; Fig. 6, a similar view of the remainder of the casing; and Fig. 7 a broken vertical sectionshowing the mantle, its standard, and the gauze cap inclosed within the casing for transportation.

A represents a casingprovided with an end a, which need not be removable, and-with an end cap d', which is removable and bears on its inner surface a centrally-disposed seat orbase a2 for the gauze cap.

B represents a gauze cap removably connected with said base, as by telescoping with and frictionally engaging the same.

C represents a mantle-standard, preferably formed from stiff Wire and having at its lower end a horizontally-disposedgauze cap engaging the unclosed curved part b and at its upper end a mantle-supporting hook b', and D represents a mantle supplied in the process of manufacture with a supporting-loop c.

The part B is preferably provided with the circumferential corrugations d, d', and d2, the two former of which afford between them a groove `for receiving the spring clamping part b of the standard C. The end cap a' preferably has the externally-located ange f, which receives the lower end of the casing, and to prevent. accidental removal a sealingstrip f is provided, the ends of which project beyond the edge of the iiange f and are cemented to the casing-body.

The method of use will be readily understood from the foregoing description. The hook b' engages the mantle-loop, the base of the mantle fits comparatively loosely over the upper end of the gauze cap, the part l) clampingly engages the gauze cap at the groove between the rings d d', and the lower end of the gauze cap fits snugly over the base or seat a2 in the casing-cap a. The parts last mentioned are assembled, and the casing is then placed in position inclosing) the mantle and supporting parts, the flangef receiving the lower end of the casing. The ends of the strip f' are then cemented to the casing-body and the mantle is ready for shipping.

When the mantle is to be used, the ends of the strip f are severed and the casing lifted from the end cap, the flangefserving at this time as a means for holding the end cap firmly. The gauze cap is then lifted from its seat, carrying with it the standard and mantle. The gauze cap is then applied to the burner in the usual manner.

The casing is commonly of pasteboard, and the part a2 may be of cork or like material.

Changes in minor details of construction Within the spirit of my invention may be made. 1

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the character described, the combination of a casing, a removable end cap therefor provided on its inner surface with a gauze-cap seat and having an external flange f receiving the casing, a sealing-strip projecting above said flange, a gauze cap removably supported on said seat, and a mantle-standard supported by said gauze cap, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device of the character described,

the combination of acasing, aremovable end base an unelosed clampingly-acting curved cap therefor provided on its inner surface. part b engaging the gauze cap at said groove, with a gauze-cap seat, a gauze can removably substantially as and for the pn rpose set forth. .o

supported on said seat and provided with a JOSEPH LOEB. circumferential groove, and a mantle-standard provided at its upper end with means for connection with a mantle and having at its In presence of- D. W. LEE, A. D. BACCI. 

